A population-based longitudinal assessment of early life vitamin D and risk of food allergy

近几十年来，食物过敏的人数急剧增加，原因不明。食物过敏的增加可能与早期维生素D不足的一致增加有关，但这一假设从未得到直接验证。该项目将使用来自NHMRC资助的两项研究的现有/资助样本，对（i）早期维生素D不足的决定因素和预测因素进行详细调查;（ii）维生素D不足和食物过敏的关联。

There has been a dramatic and unexplained increase in food allergy over recent decades. The increase in food allergy may relate to a concordant increase in early vitamin D insufficiency, however this hypothesis has never been directly tested. This project will use existing/funded samples from two NHMRC funded studies to conduct a detailed investigation of (i) the determinant and predictors of early life vitamin D insufficiency; and (ii) the association of vitamin D insufficiency and food allergy.